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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts
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Baghdad-Erbil Oil Exports Deal: From Home to Regional and International Geopolitical Impacts

Sunday 5 October 2025
Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani Al-Sawad confirmed on Friday, October 3, 2024 that Baghdad has officially begun receiving oil from the Kurdistan region, with the ministry now taking in over 200,000 bpd. Al-Sawad elaborated on the arrangement, stating that it was agreed that of the current production ...
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
The rebels are preparing to move further to seize the rule from the army. The crisis is going to drag on the foreign intervention continues. Alwaght- In recent days, after the fall of Al-Fashir in Sudan's Darfur region to the Rapid Response Forces (RSF), a big change has happened in the war equa ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
Analysis

The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
The two countries are tightening their partnership, but in addition to bilateral interests, it has side effects to others, mainly Iran. Alwaght- Over the past decade, the UAE has transformed from a peripheral actor to an effective regional power, and in this path it has gone beyond West Asia. South ...
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Armenia Growing Hasty about TRIPP Corridor
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Armenia Growing Hasty about TRIPP Corridor

Tuesday 16 December 2025 ،
Armenia is now more aligned with Azerbaijan and the US about Trump corridor, ignoring concerns of neighbors. Alwaght- After agreement of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders at the White House earlier in August, now reports suggest that the two sides have taken further steps to accelerate implementa ...
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Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean
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Anti-Turkish Security Dilemma in Eastern Mediterranean

Tuesday 23 December 2025 ،
Israel is working with Greece and Cyprus to curtail Turkish influence in Eastern Mediterranean. Alwaght- Having been isolated regionally and under pressure of its rivals for its crimes in Gaza and other parts of West Asia, the Israeli regime is seeking to bolster its relations with some of its trans ...
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Day 11 of War: Increasing Compensation Claims in Israel, Growing Gasoline Prices in the US
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Day 11 of War: Increasing Compensation Claims in Israel, Growing Gasoline Prices in the US

Wednesday 11 March 2026 ،
Oil Price website has reported on the current fuel supply situation in the United States, highlighting that despite producing approximately 13.5 million barrels of oil per day, the US still imports about 700,000 barrels per day from Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Due to the lack of access to internal oil pi ...
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy

Monday 6 April 2026 ،
The Saudis should help end the war on Iran, or they have to suffer the consequences. Alwaght- While these days the US and Israeli regime are seeking to put strains on Iran through massive attacks on its infrastructure to bring Tehran to the negotiating table for wresting concessions from it, the con ...
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Economic Standoff Between US And Iran Reaches Tipping Point: America Running Out of Options
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Economic Standoff Between US And Iran Reaches Tipping Point: America Running Out of Options

Monday 27 April 2026 ،
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baghaer Ghalibaf claims US has exhausted its leverage while Iran retains significant cards ALWAGHT- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baghaer Ghalibaf claims US has exhausted its leverage while Iran retains significant cards. In a post on his X account, Iranian ...
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Alastair Crooke: Iran, Not Trump, Controls the Strait of Hormuz
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Alastair Crooke: Iran, Not Trump, Controls the Strait of Hormuz

Tuesday 28 April 2026 ،
According Alastair Crooke, Trump’s rhetoric against Iran constitutes a dangerous delusion ALWAGHT- According to former British diplomat and leading geopolitical analyst Alastair Crooke, Trump's rhetoric against Iran constitutes a dangerous delusion. He warns that the US administration's ille ...
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?
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Pipeline VS. Strait: How’s Riyadh Aspiring to Bypass Strait of Hormuz?

Tuesday 19 May 2026 ،
Pipeline. The shift was rapid. By the fourth week of the war, Saudi Arabia was moving 2.4 million barrels of oil per day through the pipeline, a 320 percent increase from pre-war levels. But even as the rerouting sped up, it quickly became evident that this alternative came with its own dangers. T ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.